Men{40 s coat

ABSTRACT

A lightweight suit coat for men&#39;&#39;s sportwear has an open-mesh netlike transparent fabric lining that is firmly secured to the surface area of the back of the coat&#39;&#39;s lining. The fabric has different size mesh in selective portions of the back. The fabric arrangement permits air to circulate through the coat.

United States Patent Jacob 1 Mar. 28, 1972 MEN'S COAT Oscar Ernst OttoJacob, Weinberg, Ger- [72] Inventor:

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[73] Assignee: Greiff-Werke Gustav Winkler KG, Bamberg, Germany [22]Filed: May 25, 1970 211 Appl. No.: 40,336

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data May 23, 1969 Germany 69 20 948.9

52 U.S.Cl ..2/272 51 in: C1 .,A4ld27/02 [58] Field of Search ..2/272,87, 164, 97, DIG. I, 2/DIG. 5

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,177,023 10/1939 Heller..2/97

2,505,451 4/1950 Weinstock ..2/87

2,884,639 5/1959 Klepper ..2/97 3,989,754 6/1961 Bukspan ..2/87

FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS 21,437 1895 Great Britain ..2/87' 4,6751899 Great Britain ..2/87 1,508 1905 Great Britain..... ...2/2721,460,020 1/1970 Germany ...2/272 89,068 2/1957 Norway ..2/97

Primary Exa n ineF-Alfred R. Guest Att0rney0tt0 John Munz 57 ABSTRACT Alightweight suit coat for mens sportwear has an open-mesh netliketransparent fabric lining that is firmly secured to the surface area ofthe back of the coats lining. The fabric has different size mesh inselective portions of the back. The fabric arrangement permits air tocirculate through the coat.

3 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures Patented March 28, 1972 3,651,520

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ATTORNEY MEN'S COAT DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART In connection withwaterrepellent articles of clothing, and thus particularly for rainwear,it is known to provide in the area of the back a lining which is porousand serves as a ventilating means. Examples of which are shown in priorart such as the garmets of U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,643,385 to Engel and2,884,639 to Klepper. Moisture accumulations are thereby intended to becounteracted. Such net fabrics are made partly also of stretch material.Additionally, spacer means are disposed between the outer fabric andthis porous lining, and may be secured in the area of the shoulders, theback, the chest, and the armholes.

Further known in the art are linings of this type for rainwear, whichare provided in halves, and to which a zipper is coordinated.

Also, delimitations in the form of ledges are additionally provided forin order to enhance the flow or runoff of the rain water.

These porous portions of the lining material have been covered accordingto other propositions of the art in order that the porous portionbecomes effective and acts as an intermediate lining.

In an effort and in the interest of solving part of the objects soughtto be obtained, use has already been made of outer fabrics, which assureactive breathing and are porous. This measure, however, has not producedthe desired result, and is relatively expensive.

All of the known types of design thus serve the purpose of guiding off,or eliminating, the moisture i.e., deposits of any kind which forms inrainwear on the inside of the outer fabric.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention toprovide a coat as a functional garment, lighter, more easily penetrableto the air, more pleasant to wear, and more durable, while insuringvirtually the same appearance thereof, which is accomplished by means ofa corresponding provision of the lining. Physiological advantages withregard to the clothing are also intended to be attained; for example, animproved capillary moisture transfer, as well as an improved heat andair exchange. Other objects of the invention will become apparent fromthe following disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERREDEMBODIMENTS The purpose of the invention is effectively obtained byproviding, preferably in the area of the back part of the coat lining,an open-mesh, netlike transparent fabric, similar to a netting, such asused in the conventional, sheersee-through" and transparent fabrics, andhence this type of fabric is penneable to the circulation of air to alarge degree. Within the course or extension of at leastone edge of thenetlike fabric, the lining material can adjoin without transition, sothat a completely closed lining material may be used. Thus and thetransparent, netlike fabric may be made of one substantially rectangularshaped piece. However, this type of manufacture is not mandatory, andthe netlike fabric and the lining may merely be sewn together, either inan overlapping manner, or in a blunt manner in the extension of theedge; or it may be joined by glueing and the like.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the netlikefabric may be used as the entire lining, or at least for substantialportions thereof.

At least one strip, which may also be elastic, and which is made from adifferent material, may be disposed between the netlike fabric and theconventional inner lining. This material may be a denser or thicker typeand may have different colors. It is also possible to employ a plasticfoil (in which case the latter may be provided with apertures), orbacked, fabric, or respectively, flocked material, etc.

It is an essential concept and feature of the present invention that theopen-mesh netlike fabric has varying mesh sizes and/or materials in theupper, central, and lower portions thereof. In actual practice, thismeans, that a tight meshed or tightly woven fabric is used, for example,in the upper area or portion, while a wide, or loose, mesh fabric, or adifferent net structure, is used in the central area or portion. Adifferent mesh size, again, may be used in the lower portion. It isunderstood that it is also possible to use a very wide mesh, open orloose netting, in the upper portion, and a less wide, or less open andless loose one, in the lower portion.

The netlike fabric may also, for example, be tightly woven, or beprovided with a tight mesh, on top, and with a progressively widening orlooser mesh in the downward direction. The reverse also is within thescope of the invention, and respectively, a large or wide mesh size maybe chosen for the upper and lower areas or portions, and a tighter weaveor mesh for the central portion.

A similar subdivision may also be made in the longitudinal direction;i.e., the netlike fabric may have varying mesh sizes and/or materials inthe extension of, or throughout, the left, central and right zonesthereof. This also affords different possibilities according to personaltastes, particularly and additionally by means of the use of differentcolors.

The netlike fabric may have different threads or groups of threads,specifically with respect to the thickness and/or color thereof. Forexample, rubber threads and rubberized threads, respectively, may beused.

The edge between the lining and the netlike fabric may extend in astraight-lined fashion, but other shapes are equally conceivable, forexample a curved configuration, an undulatory course, a zigzag shape,and the like.

According to the present invention itis also proposed to provide for animprint that is stitched or glued either concentrically or eccentricallywith respect to the netlike fabric. Further, such an imprint may also bewoven in to the fabric and may, for example, be a firm name, or apattern or figure.

The mesh of the netlike fabric may have different configurations may bechosen, for example, to be triangular, multi-cornered, round, oval,elliptical, or the like.

Instead of using a fabric, a plastic foil may be inserted as the netlikematerial. In this case, the foil should have corresponding apertures ofany desired form. Thus the foil may have multi-comered, round, oval orthe like-punched-out portions. It is equally possible to provide forimpressions therein, particularly corresponding to the aforementionedimprint, i.e., the firm name, or the like.

Furthermore, it is possible to apply several layers of the netlikefabric. These layers may have different mesh but also different colors,for instance.

The layers may be provided either at a distance with respect to eachother, or may be directly superimposed.

When several layers are utilized, one layer may be made elastic, forexample. I

The netlike fabric may be made entirely or partially elastic.

F or example, the central portion thereof could be made elastic whilethe elasticity is reduced or lacking the outer portions.

A particular effect is obtained, for example, when a 'porous length offabric (or a foil) that acts as a support or base is connected to thenetlike fabric and is provided with'a different color. Such anadditional length of fabric does not necessarily have to have the widthof the netlike fabric. This base or support may also have a differentconfiguration and the length of fabric could thus appear as a circle, orthe like.

By virtue of the features outlined hereinabove, the upper or outsidematerial of the coat is no longer damaged by the effects ofperspiration; and further, it may be stated that, the danger ofperspiration is reduced in part even for purely physiological reasons.Consequently the garment is more pleasant to wear and hence moreeffective in use.

As shown in the drawing the lining 2 is provided with a netlike insertedfabric 3. The edge 4 extends in this case in a rectilinear fashion.

The netlike insert may also be wider, of course, and extend over eitherthe entire length or part of the lining 2.

Different mesh sizes and/or colors may be selectively used the upperarea or portion 6, the-central area or portion 7, and for the lower areaor portion 8 of the netlike fabric 3. It is understood that the colorsmay be blended from one hue to the next. 'The delimitation having beenshown herein as being rectilinear is not mandatory.

FIG. 2 of the drawing shows a strip which is disposed between thenetlike fabric 3 and the lining 2. Such an insert may also beinterrupted, such as shown on the right-hand side of FIG. 2.

The coat 1 according to FIG. 3 shows a left zone 9, a central zone 10and a right zone 11. Here again, the variations or modified embodimentsmay be disposed in the longitudinal direction; they are disclosed in thetransverse direction in FIG. 2.

Also apparent from the drawing is a piece of material 12, which isrectangular in FIG. 3, but this shape is not mandatory.

This piece of material is expediently disposed behind the netlike fabric3 but may also be placed thereahead, of course, and, respectively, maybe positioned in one plane with the netlike fabric 3, i.e., either besewn therebetween or woven in one piece therewith.

Obviously many modifications or variations can be made without departingfrom the spirit and scope of the invention, as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A lightweight coat for sportswear comprising an outer suitcoat havinga body portion and sleeve portions extending therefrom, and an innerlining means including a lining for the entire inside surface coat areaand an additional inner lining consisting of an open-mesh netliketransparent fabric being made in one rectangular piece that is firmlyattached to said first-mentioned lining and being positioned to coversubstantially all the area of the back of the body portion of said coat,said open mesh lining having selective portions thereof of differentmesh sizes,

said open mesh lining being permeable to air and providing a circulationof air through said body portion of said coat.

2. A coat according to claim 1 wherein said open-mesh is at leastpartially elastic.

3. A coat according to claim 1, further including at least one elasticstrip disposed between said netlike fabric and said firstmentionedlining.

1. A light-weight coat for sportswear comprising an outer suitcoathaving a body portion and sleeve portions extending therefrom, and aninner lining means including a lining for the entire inside surface coatarea and an additional inner lining consisting of an open-mesh net-liketransparent fabric being made in one rectangular piece that is firmlyattached to said firstmentioned lining and being positioned to coversubstantially all the area of the back of the body portion of said coat,said open mesh lining having selective portions thereof of differentmesh sizes, said open mesh lining being permeable to air and providing acirculation of air through said body portion of said coat.
 2. A coataccording to claim 1 wherein said open-mesh is at least partiallyelastic.
 3. A coat according to claim 1, further including at least oneelastic strip disposed between said net-like fabric and saidfirst-mentioned lining.